Andy Is King Of Leicester As His Goal Power Foxes Past Forest

At Leicester, England:

Andy King scored the only goal of the match at 59 minutes as Leicester City defeated visiting Nottingham Forest 1-0 in Monday English League Championship action. 

Newell's Old Boys Make Boca Feel Old

At Rosario, Argentina:

Luis Rodriguez scored the lone goal of the match at 85 minutes as Newell's Old Boys defeated visiting Boca Juniors 1-0 Sunday in Argentinian Premiera Division action. 

Shutout Win On Road For Ajax

At Venlo, Netherlands:

Ajax Amsterdam, with goals scored in the second half by Hossam Mido (62') and Miralem Sluejmani (70'), dedeated struggling VVV Venlo 2-0 on the road in Sunday Dutch Eredivisie action. 

Lions And Dragons Get Share Of The Points

At Lisbon, Portugal:

Radamel Falcao's equalizer at 57 minutes enabled FC Porto to gain a 1-1 road draw with Sporting in Saturday Portugese Liga action.  Jaime Valdes scored for the Lions at 38 minutes.

Parakeets Knock Off Atletico In Madrid

At Madrid:

Luis Garcia (PK-22'), Joan Verdu (53'), and Pablo Osvaldo (78') provided the scoring that carried Espanyol to a 3-2 road win over Atletico Madrid in Saturday action in the Spanish Premiera Division.

Scoreless In Melbourne

At Melbourne, Australia:

The Saturday A-League contest between Sydney FC and the homestanding expansion Melbourne Heart ended in a 0-0 stalemate. 

Second-Half Eruption For Anderlecht

At Brussels, Belgium:

After trailing 1-0 at halftime, RSC Anderlecht throttled struggling Royal Charleroi SC in Saturday Belgian Juliper League action 4-1.  Tom De Sutter (48'), Junior Kabananga (72'), Jonathan Legear (79'), and Matias Suarez (89') each tallied once for the hosts. 

Nice Get Road Draw In Monaco

At Fontvieille, Monaco:

Eric Moulounqui delivered a late equalizer (85') to lift visiting Nice to a 1-1 draw with AS Monaco in Saturday League 1 action.  Park Chu-Young's penalty kick at 76 minutes put the visitors into what turned out to be a short-lived lead. 

Rossoneri Settle For Draw With Sampdoria

At Genoa, Italy:

Giampaolo Pazzini's equalizer at 59 minutes enabled Sampdoria to salvage a 1-1 home draw Saturday with AC Milan in Serie A action.  Robinho scored for the Rossoneri at 43 minutes. 

Blues Blast Whites

At Ballyskeagh, Northern Ireland:

Peter Thompson scored twice (37', 90') as Linfield demolished hosts Lisburn Distillery 4-0 in Saturday IFA Premiership action. 

Eintracht Frankfurt No Match For Bayern

At Munich, Germany:

Anatoliy Tymoschuk scored twice (29', 88') as Bayern Munich spanked visiting Eintracht Frankfurt 4-1 in Saturday German Bundesliga action. 

Bhoys Blow Two-Goal Lead As Caley Gain Draw On Road

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Richie Foran (70') and Grant Munro (83') each provided a goal as Inverness Caledonian Thistle came back from a two-goal deficit to gain a 2-2 road draw with Celtic in Saturday Scottish Premier League action.  Ki Sung-Yueng (38') and Patrick McCourt (65') provided the Bhoys' tallies. 

Let's Turn On The Ol' Wayback Machine

Here's action from a fortnight ago in the OFC Champions League:

Group A: 

Saturday, November 13:

At Ba, Fiji:

Valerio Nawatu (19') provided the only goal of the match as Lautoka blanked visiting Amical 1-0.

At Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea:

Henry Fa'arodo doubled (32', 64') as PRK Hekari United bounced back from the opening-match defeat with a 4-0 frontier styled fist beating of visiting Koloale.

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Lautoka FC (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. PRK Hekari United (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
3. Amical FC (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Koloale FC  Honiara (GP: 2; GD: -5; PTS: 0)

Group B:

Saturday, November 13:

At Noumea, New Caledonia:

Jean Philippe Saiko scored the game's lone goal at 65 minutes as AS Magenta defeated visiting Tefana 1-0.

Sunday, November 14: 

At Auckland, New Zealand:

Alex Feneridis' stoppage-time equalizer (90'+2) enabled Auckland City to gain a 1-1 road draw with local rivals Waitakere United .

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. Auckland City FC (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
2. Waitakere United (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. AS Magenta (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 3)
4. AS Tefana (GP: 2; GD: -3; PTS: 0) 

 

FA Cup: Dons Fall; Saints Advance

Here are a couple of games from Saturday's FA Cup second-round play involving clubs followed on this blog:

At Kingston upon Thames, England:

Josh Walker (24') and Yemi Odubade (81') each scored a goal as Stevenage (League Two) defeated AFC Wimbledon 2-0 on the road.

At Southampton, England:

Adam Lallana (8'), Guilherme Do Prado (50'), and Oscar Gobern (87') provided the goalpower as Southampton dominated visiting Cheltenham Town (League Two) 3-0. 

Comback Win For Wolves At Black Cats' Expense

At Wolverhampton, England:

Goals scored by Kevin Foley (50'), Stephen Hunt (81'), and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (89') proved to be enough as Wolverhampton came from behind to defeat visiting Sunderland 3-2 in Saturday English Premier League action. 

FA Cup: Valiants Blank Stanley To Advance

At Stoke-on-Trent, England:

In a battle of English League Two clubs, Justin Richards scored the only goal of the match at 24 minutes as Port Vale defeated visiting Accrington Stanley 1-0 on Friday to advance to the third round of the FA Cup. :

Timbers, Whitecaps Make Expansion Draft Selections

The Major League Soccer expansion draft took place on Wednesday.

PORTLAND TIMBERS:

1. Dax McCarty (selected from FC Dallas; after the draft, he was traded to DC United for Rodney Wallace)

2. Eric Brunner (Columbus Crew)

3. Adam Moffat (Columbus Crew)

4. Anthony Wallace (Colorado Rapids; traded back to Colorado for allocation money)

5. David Horst (Real Salt Lake)

6. Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake)

7. Peter Lowry (Chicago Fire)

8. Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA)

9. Jordan Gaye (DC United)

10. Arturo Alvarez (San Jose Earthquakes; traded to Real Salt Lake for draft picks)

VANCOUVER WHITECAPS:

1. Sanna Nyassi (Seattle Sounders FC; traded to Colorado)

2. Atiba Harris (FC Dallas)

3. Nathan Sturgis (Seattle Sounders FC)

4. Shea Salinas (Philadelphia Union)

5. Alan Gordon (Chivas USA; traded back to Chivas USA)

6. O'Brian White (Toronto FC; traded to Seattle Sounders FC)

7. Alejandro Moreno (Philadelphia Union; traded to Chivas USA)

8. Joe Cannon (San Jose Earthquakes)

9. Jonathan Leathers (Sporting Kansas City [formerly Kansas City Wizards])

10. John Thorrington (Chicago Fire)

Late Penalty Kick Salvages Home Draw For Neath Against TNS

At Neath, Wales:

A successful penalty kick from Lee Trundle at 80 minutes enabled Neath to salvage a 1-1 home draw on Wednesday with The New Saints in Welsh Premier League action.  Matty Williams scored for the Saints at 37 minutes.

UCL Group D: Barca Win Group; Rubin Kazan Top FC Copenhagen To Stay Alive

Two games populated the UEFA Champions League Group D schedule.

At Athens, Greece:



Pedro scored twice (27', 69', that's him celebrating with teammates after he opened the scoring) and Lionel Messi added another goal (62',) as Barcelona won Group D and eliminated Panathinaikos from European competition with a 3-0 domination of the Greek club on the road.

At Kazan, Russia:



Christian Noboa's successful penalty kick (45', that's him and his teammates celebrating) provided all the scoring as FK Rubin Kazan kept their hopes of advancing into the Champions League's knockout stage by defeating visiting FC Copenhagen 1-0.

Both photos from Getty Images

GROUP D STANDINGS:

1. FC Barcelona* (GP: 5; GD: +9; PTS: 11)
2. FC Copenhagen (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 7)
3. FK Rubin Kazan (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
4. Panathinaikos# (GP: 5; GD: -9; PTS: 2)

*Won Group D and clinched berth in knockout stage
#Eliminated from European competition

UCL Group C: Red Devils Win Battle Of Britain and Join Valencia In Knockout Stage

Two Wednesday Group C contest in the UEFA Champions League.

At Glasgow, Scotland:



Wayne Rooney (that's him going past David Weir of Rangers) provided the lone goal of the match with his successful penalty kick in the 87th minute as Manchester United defeated Rangers 1-0 on the road to lock up a berth in the Champions League.  As for 'Gers, they will be playing in the Round of 32 in the Europa League.

Getty Images photo

At Valencia, Spain:



Roberto Soldado scored twice (21', 55', that's him celebrating with teammates) as Valencia annihilated visiting and already-eliminated Bursaspor 6-1 to nail down a berth in the knockout stage.

Associated Press photo

GROUP C STANDINGS:

1. Manchester United* (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 13)
2. Valencia* (GP: 5; GD: +11; PTS: 10)
3. Rangers# (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 5)
4. Bursaspor## (GP: 5; GD: -14; PTS: 0)

*Clinched berths in Champions League's knockout stage
#Eliminated from Champions Legue but still clinched berth in Europa League's knockout stage
##Eliminated from European competition

UCL Group B: Knockout Stage Tickets Punched For Schalke As They Defeat Lyon, Who Already Advanced

Two Wednesday UEFA Champions League contests took place in Group B.

At Gelsenkirchen, Germany:



Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored twice (20', 89', he's seen celebrating after his first tally), as FC Schalke, slowly awaking from their sleeping-pill start to their domestic campaign, clinched a Champions League knockout stage berth with a 3-0 home beatdown of fellow Round-of-16 entrants Lyon.

At Tel Aviv, Israel:


Eran Zehavi scored twice (24', 90') as Hapoel Tel Aviv stunned visiting Benfica 3-0.  They not only knocked the visiting Portuguese club from Champions League contention, they also still have a shot at overtaking the Eagles for a berth in the Europa League's knockout stage.  Here are jubilant Hapoel players saluting their fans after the match.

Both photos from Getty Images

GROUP B STANDINGS:

1. FC Schalke 04* (GP: 5; GD: +6; PTS: 10)
2. Lyon* (GP: 5; GD: +1; PTS: 9)
3. SL Benfica# (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 6)
4. Hapoel Tel Aviv# (GP: 5; GD: -3; PTS: 4)

*Clinched berths in Champions League knockout stage
#Eliminated from Champions League contention but still alive for berth in Europa League knockout stage

UCL Group A: Spurs And Inter Clinch Berths In Knockout Stage

Match Day #5 in UEFA Champions League group stage action concluded on Wednesday with eight games, two of them in Group A.

At Milan, Italy:



Esteban Cambriasso (that's him pictured here) scored the only goal of the match at 55 match as Inter Milan sewed up a berth in the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 1-0 home shutout over FC Twente, who will be playing in the Europa League's Group of 32.

Associated Press photo

At London:


Younes Kaboul (6'),  Luka Modric (45', that's him shown here), and Peter Crouch (79') each scored once as Tottenham Hotspur bashed visiting Werder Bremen 3-0 to lock up a berth in the knockout stage.  The German club were eliminated from European competition.

Getty Images photo

GROUP A STANDINGS:

1. Tottenham Hotspur* (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 10)
2. Inter Milan* (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 10)
3. FC Twente# (GP: 5; GD: 2; PTS: 5)
4. Werder Bremen## (GP: 5; GD: -9; PTS: 2)

*Clinched berths in the Champions League's knockout stage
#Eliminated from Champions League contention but still qualified for knockout stage of Europa League
##Eliminated from European competition

Stanley Settle For 1-1 Draw With Bantams

At Bradford, England:

Jason Price delivered the equalizer for Bradford City as the Bantams salvaged a 1-1 home draw with Accrington Stanley in Tuesday English League Two action.  Phil Edwards scored at 21 minutes for the visitors.

Scoreless In Southampton

At Southampton, England:

Goalkeeper Kelvin Davis saved the day for Southampton as his save of Chris Woods' penalty kick at 68 minutes enabled the Saints to salvage a 0-0 home stalemate with Brighton in Tuesday action in England's League One.

UCL Group H: Braga Throw Monkey Wrench Into Gunners' Knockout Stage Plans; Shakhtar Move To Top Of Group

Two games from Group H were played Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League.

At Braga, Portugal:



Two late goals from Matheus (83', 90'+3, that's him celebrating) propelled Sporting Braga to a 2-0 home win over Arsenal, preventing the Gunners from locking up a berth in the knockout stage while keeping their own hopes of advancing to the Sweet Sixteen alive.

At Belgrade, Serbia:



After a scoreless first half, Shakhtar Donetsk found themselves on the cusp of advancing to the knockout stage as they scored three second half goals---courtesy of Taras Stepanenko (52', that's him as he's getting mobbed by happy teammates), Jadson (59'), and Eduardo (68')---as they throttled already-elimated Partizan Belgrade 3-0 on the road.

Both photos from Getty Images

GROUP H STANDINGS:

1. Shakhtar Donetsk (GP: 5; GD: +4; PTS: 12)
2. Arsenal (GP: 5; GD: +9; PTS: 9)
3. Sporting Braga (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 9)
4. Partizan Belgrade# (GP: 5; GD: -9; PTS: 0)

#Eliminated from European competition

UCL Group G: Galacticos Win Group; Rossoneri Reach Sweet 16, Too; Ajax and Auxerre Left To Fight For Europa League Berth

Tuesday saw two games played in UEFA Champions League action from Group G.

At Auxerre, France:



Zlatan Ibrahimovic (64') and Ronaldinho (90'+1, that's him celebrating) each tallied once as AC Milan locked up a berth in the knockout stage of the Champions League with a 2-0 win on the road over AJ Auxerre.

Getty Images photo

At Amsterdam, Netherlands:



Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice (70', PK-81') as Real Madrid clinched top spot in Group G with their 4-0 road fist beating of Ajax Amsterdam.  Alvaro Arbeloa, who scored for Los Galacticos at 44 minutes, is pictured here celebrating while coach Jose Mourinho looked on.

Associated Press photo

GROUP G STANDINGS:

1. Real Madrid** (GP: 5; GD: +9; PTS: 13)
2. AS Roma* (GP: 5; GD: +2; PTS: 8)
3. Ajax Amsterdam# (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 4)
4. AJ Auxerre# (GP: 5; GD: -5; PTS: 3)

**Won Group G and clinched berth in Champions League knockout stage
*Clinched berth in Champions League knockout stage
#Eliminated from Champions League but still alive for berth in Europa League group stage

UCL Group F: Blues Win Group; Marseille Advance To Knockout Stage, Too

Action in Group F in UEFA Champions League group stage play continued on Tuesday.

At Moscow:



Mathieu Valbuena (17', shown here), Loic Remy (54'), and Brandao (68') each delivered a goal as Marseille locked up a berth in the knockout stage with a 3-0 road domination of Spartak Moscow.  The loss ended the Russian club's chances of advancing into the Round of 16 of the Champions League, but they still qualified for the Europa League's Round of 32.

At London:



Daniel Sturridge (51', that's him beating Martin Dubravka here) and Florent Malouda (86') delivered the second-half goals as Chelsea overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit and defeated visiting MSK Zilina 2-1 to lock up Group F.

Both photos from Getty Images

GROUP F STANDINGS:

1. Chelsea** (GP: 5; GD: +11; PTS: 15)
2. Marseille* (GP: 5; GD: +8; PTS: 9)
3. Spartak Moscow# (GP: 5; GD: -4; PTS: 6)
4. MSK Zilina## (GP: 5; GD: -15; PTS: 0)

**Won Group G and clinched berth in knockout stage of Champions League
*Clinched berth in knockout stage of Champions League
#Eliminated from Champions League but qualified for knockout stage of Europa League
##Eliminated from European competition

UCL Group E: AS Roma Knock Off Bayern; Basel Stay Alive

Group stage play in the UEFA Champions League resumed with eight games on Tuesday, two of them in Group E.

At Rome:





Marco Borriello (49'), Daniele De Rossi (81'), and Francesco Totti (PK-84', shown here) provided the second-half scoring as AS Roma erased a two-goal halftime deficit and knocked off visiting (and already knockout-stage-bound) Bayern Munich 3-2.

Getty Images photo

At Basel, Switzerland:



Federico Almerares scored the only goal of the match at 15 minutes as FC Basel kept their hopes of advancing to the knockout stage alive with a 1-0 home win over CFR Cluj. Despite the galant effort shown here by goalkeeper Nunu Claro, saving a shot from Basel's Alexander Frei, the Romanian club were still eliminated from European competition.

Getty Images photo

GROUP E STANDINGS:

1. Bayern Munich** (GP: 5; GD: +7; PTS: 12)
2. AS Roma (GP: 5; GD: -1; PTS: 9)
3. FC Basel (GP: 5; GD: 0; PTS: 6)
4. CFR Cluj# (GP: 5; GD: -6; PTS: 3)


**Won Group E and clinched a berth in the knockout stage
#Eliminated from European competition

RAPIDS WIN FIRST MLS CUP TITLE

At Toronto:

Macoumba Kandji scored the winning goal in overtime in the 108th minute, as his shot deflected off the leg of FC Dallas defender George John into the Hoops' net, as the Colorado Rapids won their first-ever Major League Soccer championship on Sunday 2-1 over their Western Conference rivals in the MLS Cup Final.  The Hoops got on the scoreboard first in the 35th minute as David Ferreira, who was named the Most Valuable Player in MLS this past week, put Dallas in front.  The Rapids tied it up in the 57th minute, thanks to the equalizer from game MVP Conor Casey.

Boca Back On Winning Track

At Buenos Aires, Argentina:

Sergio Ezequiel Araujo (27') and Martin Palermo (74') each scored a goal on Sunday as Boca Jouniors defeated visiting Arsenal de Sarandi 2-1 in action from Argentina's Premiera Division.

Mastiffs Move To Top Of Ligue 1 Standings After Home Win Over Monaco

At Villaneuve-a'Ascq, France:

Pierre-Alain Frau (39') and Ludovic Obraniak (78') each tallied once as Lille moved atop the Ligue 1 standings on Sunday with a 2-1 home win over struggling AS Monaco. 

Another Home Win For Parakeets

At Barcelona:

In Sunday Spanish Premiera Division action, Espanyol maintained their perfect home record with a 3-0 beatdown of visiting Hercules. Joan Verdu (15'), Dani Osvaldo (PK-81'), and Luis Garcia (PK-90') each delivered a goal for the Parakeets.  

Dons Take Close One

At Kingston upon Thames, England:

Luke Moore scored twice (11', 18') and Christian Jolley scored what proved to be the game winner at 35 minutes as AFC Wimbledon held off visiting Kettering Town 3-2 in Sunday English Conference action. 

Sydney FC Blank Visiting Glory

At Sydney, Australia:

Shannon Cole (76') and Alex Brosque (81'), the latter, playing in his 100th A-League game for the hosts, provided the scoring as Sydney FC blanked the visiting Perth Glory on Sunday in Hyundai A-League action.

Blues Get Revenge On Swifts

At Belfast, Northern Ireland:

Peter Thompson's goal at 30 minutes provided all the scoring as Linfield defeated visiting Dungannon Swifts 1-0 in Saturday IFA Premiership action.  

If you recall, back on August 14, the Swifts scored twice at 57 minutes and defeated the visiting Blues. 

Goose Eggs For PSV And Ajax

At Amsterdam, Netherlands:

Saturday's game between Dutch Eredivisie-leading PSV Eindhoven and hosts Ajax Amsterdam ended in a 0-0 stalemate. 

Zlatan's Goal Keeps Rossoneri Atop Serie A

At Milan, Italy:

Zlatan Ibrahimovic delivered the only goal of the match (45') as AC Milan assured themselves of staying atop the Serie A standings Saturday with their 1-0 home win over 10-man Fiorentina. 

Factory Squad Salvage Home Draw With Bayern

At Leverkusen, Germany:

Arturo Vidal's successful penalty kick at 45 minutes salvaged a 1-1 home draw for Bayer Leverkusen in their Saturday Bundesliga encounter with Bayern Munich, whose tally came at 34 minutes from Mario Gomez. 

1-0 Win For Anderlecht In Antwerp

At Antwerp, Belgium:

de Rocha Kanu scored the only goal of the match at 56 minutes as RSC Anderlecht, despite ending the game with ten men, defeated Germinal Beerschot 1-0 on the road in Saturday Belgian Juliper League action. 

Bhoys Surrender Late Goat To Drop Points At Home

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Sean Dillon's late equalizer (90'+3) enabled Dundee United to gain a 1-1 draw on the road with Celtic in Saturday Scottish Premier League action.  Gary Hooper scored at 23 points for the Bhoys. 

Kenny Miller Hat Trick Wins It For 'Gers

At Kilmarnock, Scotland:

Kenny Miller's hat trick (42', 55', 64') carried Rangers to a 3-2 road win over Kilmarnock in Saturday action in the Scottish Premier League. 

Stanley End Winless Streak

At Accrington, England:

Sean McConville scored the game's lone goal  at 67 minutes as Accrington Stanley picked their first win in their last seven English League Two contests on Saturday 1-0 over visiting (and promoted) Stevenage.

Saints Dominate Posh (No NOT Mrs. David Beckham)

At Southampton, England:

Lee Barnard (28'), Jose Fonte (46'), Richard Chaplow (50'), and Guilherme do Prado (80') each tallied once as Southampton dominated visiting Peterborough United 4-1 in Saturday play in England's League One. 

A Win For Forest In Wales

A Cardiff, Wales:

Thanks to goals from Lewis McGugan (23') and Dexter Blackstock (84'), Nottingham Forest defeated Cardiff City 2-0 on the road in Saturday English League Championship action. 

Seasiders Make It Four Losses In A Row For Wolves

At Blackpool, England:

Luke Varney (3') and Marlon Harewood (44') each delivered a goal on Saturday  as Blackpool held off visiting Wolverhampton 2-1 in English Premier League action.  The defeat stretched Wolves' losing streak to four games, their second such streak of the season. 

No More Kansas City Wizards

At lease, they didn't change their name back to the Kansas City Wiz.

Anyway, here's the new logo:

FA Cup: Sammy Moore Double Lifts Dons

At Kent, England:

Sammy Moore scored the equalizer at 90 minutes, than tallied the overtime game winner at 120 minutes as AFC Wimbledon came from behind to defeat Conference South (6th level of English soccer) Ebbsfleet United 3-2 on the road on Thursday in an FA Cup first-round replay.

Next up for the Dons, a second-round battle with Stevenage from England's League Two, up level above the Dons' National (Blue Square Premier) Conference at home on November 27.

Teenager Makes History For Team USA

At Cape Town, South Africa:

17 year-old Juan Agudelo, six days short of his eighteenth birthday, became the youngest player ever to score for the United States (85') as the Americans defeated South Africa 1-0 in an exhibition match played on Wednesday. 

River Plate Top Boca In Buenos Aires Derby

At Buenos Aires, Argentina:

Jonathan Maidana scored the only goal of the match at 53 minutes as River Plate defeated arch-rivals Boca Juniors 1-0 at home in Tuesday Argentinian Premiera Division action. 

MLS Cup Playoffs: Hoops Smother Galaxy To Reach First Final

At Carson, California:

David Ferreira doubled on Sunday (25', 53') as FC Dallas dominated the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-0 on the road to win the Western Conference final to make it to the Major League Soccer championship game for the first time in their 15-year history, making them the last surviving original club to reach the MLS Cup Final.  The title game will be played next Sunday in Toronto with the Hoops going up against the Colorado Rapids, meaning that there will be a first-time MLS titlist this year.

Road Win For Anderlecht

At Ghent, Belgium:

de Rocha Kanu (49') and Romelu Lukaku (PK-70') provided the scoring that carried RSC Anderlecht to a 2-1 Sunday road win in Belgian Juliper League action over KAA Gent.

Late Goals Help AZ Sink Ajax

At Alkmaar, Netherlands:

Pontus Wernbloom (74') and Kolbeinn Sigthrosson (77') each scored a goal as AZ Alkmaar blanked visiting Ajax Amsterdam 2-0 in Sunday Dutch Eredivisie action.

Super Mario Helps Bayern Throttle Nuremberg

At Munich, Germany:

Mario Gomez scored twice (10', 75') on Sunday as Bayern Munich dominated visiting FC Nuremberg 3-0 in German Bundesliga action.

Zlatan's PK Helps Rossoneri Take Milan Derby

At Milan, Italy:

A successful penalty kick at 5 minutes by Zlatan Ibrahimovic provided all the scoring as AC Milan defeated Inter Milan 1-0 on Sunday in the 275th edition of the Milan derby, enabling the Rossoneri (who were designated the visiting club) to climb back up to the top of the Serie A standings.

Parakeets and Highlanders Battle To Scoreless Draw In Santander

At Santander, Spain:

Sunday's Spanish Premiera Division contest between Racing Santander and visiting Espanyol ended in a 0-0 stalemate.

Late Gary Hooper Goal Wins One For Bhoys

At Paisley, Scotland:

Gary Hooper scored the only goal of the match (90') as Celtic defeated St. Mirren 1-0 on the road on Sunday in the Scottish Premier League.

CAF CL Final: REPEAT TITLE FOR TP MAZEMBE

At Rades, Tunisia:

Deo Kanda A Mukak scored at 69 minutes on Saturday as TP Mazembe gained a 1-1 road draw in match two of their two-game CAF Champions League final with Esperance ST, more than enough to clinch a second straight African club championship for the club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who took the series 6-1 on aggregate, assuring them of a quarterfinal berth in next month's FIFA Club World Cup, to be played in the United Arab Emirates.

AFC CL Final: SEONGNAM ILHWA CHUNMA WINS CROWN

At Tokyo:

Shasha Ognenovski (29'), Byung-Kuk Cho (53'), and Cheol-Ho Kim (83') each scored a goal as Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma defeated Iran's Zob Ahan Isfahan FC 3-1 on Saturday to win the championship match of the AFC Champions League.  It was their second Asian club championship.

The South Korean club automatically qualified for the quarterfinal round of next month's FIFA Club World Cup, scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates.

MLS Cup Playoffs: Rapids Blank Quakes To Reach First Cup Final Since '97

At Commerce City, Colorado:

Kosuke Kimura scored the game's only goal in the 43rd minute as the Colorado Rapids shut out the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 in Saturday's Eastern Conference Final and advanced to their first Major League Soccer championship match since 1997 (when they lost to DC United).

The Rapids will take on the winner of Sunday's FC Dallas-Los Angeles Western Conference final in next Sunday's MLS Cup final in Toronto.

Atlas Erase Two-Goal Deficit To Gain Draw With Tigres

At Guadalajara, Mexico:

Successful penalty kicks from Alfredo Moreno (39'. 63') enabled Atlas to come back from two goals down to gain a 2-2 home draw with Tigres in Saturday Mexican Premiera Division action.  Lucas Lobos (15') and Itamar Batista (30') each scored once for the visitors.

Lions Double Up Academica On The Road

At Coimbra, Portugal:

Jaime Valdez (PK-9') and Simon Vukcevic (32') provided the scoring as Sporting held off Academica de Coimbra 2-1 on the road in Saturday Portuguese Liga action.

Nothin' But Goose Eggs In Monaco

At Fontvieille, Monaco:

Saturday's Ligue 1 contest between AS Monaco and visititing AC Arles-Avignon ended up as a 0-0 deadlock. 

Another Day, Another Belfast Derby: Hatchetmen Top Blues

At Belfast, Northern Ireland:

Stuart Dallas (70') and Chris Morrell (77') each scored a goal as Crusaders held off visiting Linfield 2-1 in Saturday IFA Premiership action. 

'Gers Back On Winning Track After Shutting Out Dons

At Glasgow, Scotland:

With Kenny Miller (21') and Vladimir Weiss (32') each contributing a goal, Rangers defeated visiting Aberdeen 2-0 in Saturday action in the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League. 

Bluebirds Leave Dons Feeling Blue

At Barrow-in-Furness, England:

James Owen (43') and Marc Goodfellow (77') each delivered a goal as Barrow defeated visiting AFC Wimbledon 2-0 in Saturday action in England's National Conference, a.k.a. the Blue Square Premier. 

Stanley Settle For 1-1 Draw Wtih Shrimpers

At Southend-on-Sea, England:

Mohsni Bilel's equalizer at 65 minutes enabled Southend United to salvage a 1-1 home draw on Saturday with Accrington Stanley in English League Two action.  James Ryan scored at 26 minutes for the guests. 

Blue Army Hold Off Visiting Saints

At Carlisle, England:

Thanks to goals courtesy of Ben Marshall (21'), Dan Harding (OG-30'), and James Chester (57'), Carlisle United held off visiting Southampton 3-2 in English League One action on Saturday. 

Goose Eggs For QPR and Forest

At West Bridgford, England:

Saturday's English League Championship contest between Nottingham Forest and visiting Queens Park Rangers ended in a 0-0 stalemate. 

Trotters Take Battle Of Wanderers As Wolves Drop Third Straight

At Wolverhampton, England:

Thanks to goals from Richard Stearman (OG-1'), Johan Elmander (62'), and Stuart Holden (67'), Bolton held off hosts Wolverhampton for a 3-2 win in Saturday English Premier League action.  The loss was the third in a row for Wolverhampton, who have collected a grand total of nine points in 13 Premiership contests thus far.

Should it be time for Mick McCarthy to get the hook? 

Matty's Hat Trick Proves Enough For TNS

At Bala, Wales:

Matty Williams' first-half hat trick (8', 17', 45') proved to be just enough on Friday as The New Saints held off Bala Town 4-3 in Welsh Premier League action. 

Gold Coast United Defeat Sydney FC At Home

At Robina, Queensland, Australia:

Joel Porter scored twcie (15', 54') while Jason Culina added one of his own (45') as Gold Coast United defeated visiting Sydney FC 3-1 in Friday A-League action.

Win Over Palermo Puts Rossoneri Atop Serie A Standings----For Now

At Milan, Italy:

AC Milan, with Alexandre Pato (19'), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PK-77'), and Robinho (83') providing the scoring, defeated visiting Palermo 3-1 on Wednesday to move to the top of the Serie A standings. 

Edinburgh 2, Glasgow 0: Rough Day For Glasgow Clubs as Hearts and Hibs Blank Bhoys and 'Gers, Respectively

It was a rough Wednesday in the Scottish Premier League for the two Glasgow clubs as they faced clubs from Edinburgh----and lost.

At Edinburgh:

Ian Black (29') and David Templeton (58') each scored a goal as Heart of Midlothian blanked visiting Celtic 2-0.

At Glasgow:

Liam Miller (6'), John Rankin (19'), and Francis Dickoh (76') each tallied once as visiting Hibernian dominated Rangers 3-0. 

Marouane Chamakh Helps Gunners Shoot Down Wolves

At Wolverhampton, England:

Marouane Chamakh scored both goals (1'. 90') as Arsenal blanked Wolverhampton 2-0 on the road in Wednesday English Premier League action. 

Blues Way Too Much For Donegal Celtic In Belfast Derby

At Belfast, Northern Ireland:


Peter Thompson (4', 39') and Curtis Allen (27', 65') each scored twice as Linfield annihilated visiting Donegal Celtic in Tuesday IFA Premiership action.

Danny Kedwell Double Lifts Dons Past Robins

At Altrincham, England:


Danny Kedwell scored both goals (1', 44') as AFC Wimbledon blanked Altincham 2-0 on the road in English National Conference action on Tuesday.

Forest Come Back To Overcome Sky Blues

At West Bridgford, England:


Radoslaw Majewski (41') and Chris Cohen (62') provided the tallies as Nottingham Forest came from behind to down visiting Coventry City 2-1 in Tuesday English League Championship action.

Lions Blow Two Goal Lead And Lose At Home

At Lisbon, Portugal:

In the lone Monday Portuguese Liga contest, Vitoria Guimaraes erased a two-goal deficit and knocked off Sporting on the road, 3-2.  Tiago Targino scored twice (78', 80') and Bruno Teles scored the game winner (89'). 

MLS Cup Playoffs: Becks Help Galaxy Finish Off Sounders

At Carson, California:

David Beckham assisted on goals scored by Edson Buddle (19') and Omar Gonzalez (27') as the Los Angeles Galaxy held off the visiting Seattle Sounders 2-1 on Sunday in game two of their Western Conference semifinal series and took the two-game set 3-1 on aggregate as the opening round of the Major League Soccer playoffs drew to a conclusion.  Next Sunday, the Galaxy will play host to FC Dallas in the single-game Western Conference final, with the winner playing the winner of next Saturday's Eastern final (San Jose at Colorado) to play in the MLS Cup final, which will take place on November 21 in Toronto. 

Anderlecht Erase Two-Goal Deficit To Salvage Home Draw

At Brussels, Belgium:

Roland Juhasz (42') and Romelu Lukaku (44') each tallied once as RSC Anderlecht came back from a two-goal deficit to salvage a 2-2 home deadlock with Club Brugge Sunday in the Belgian Juliper League.  Wilfred Dalmat (5') and Karel Geraerts (20') each scored a goal for the guests.  

Smashing Win For Monaco

At Tomblaine, France:

Park Chu-Young scored twice (81', 87') as AS Monaco busted open a game that was scoreless at halftime and smothered hosts AS Nancy 4-0 in Sunday Ligue 1 action. 

Rossoneri Hold Off AS Bari

At Bari, Italy:

Massimo Ambrosini (4'), Mathieu Flamini (31'), and Alexandre Pato (72') provided the goals that enabled AC Milan to hold off hosts AS Bari 3-2 Sunday in Serie A action.  

Controversial Goal Lifts FC Sydney Out Of A-League Cellar

At Sydney, Australia:

A refereeing blunder allowed Bruno Cazarine's goal (76') to stand as Sydney FC climbed out of the Hyundai A-League basement on Sunday with a 1-0 home win over the Newcastle Jets. 

Ajax Stunned At Home By ADO

At Amsterdam, Netherlands:

Wesley Verhoek scored the only goal of the match at 44 minutes as ADO Den Haag knocked off Ajax Amsterdam 1-0 on the road in Sunday Dutch Eredivisie action. 

Rangers Get Road Win Over Buddies

At Paisley, Scotland:

Goals from Marc McAusland (OG-48'), Steven Naismith (58'), and Kenny Miller (68') enabled Rangers to defeat St. Mirren 3-1 on the road in Sunday Scottish Premier League action.

Tigres Blanked At Home

At San Nicolas, Mexico:

Francisco Dorame Sasturain scored the lone goal of the match at 71 minutes as Monarcas Morelia defeated Tigres 1-0 on the road in Saturday Mexican Premiera Division action. 

Late Collapse Sinks Boca

At Buenos Aires, Argentina:

Late goals from Santiago Gentiletti (86') and Ciro Rius (88') carried Argentinos Juniors to a 2-0 road win in Saturday Argentinian Premiera Division action over Boca Juniors. 

MLS Cup Playoffs: Hoops Detrone Champs In Utah; Rapids Win Shootout To Reach Eastern Final

The Major League Soccer playoffs continued on Saturday with two games.

At Columbus, Ohio:

After the Columbus Crew took game two of their Eastern Conference semifinal series 2-1 on Saturday, squaring the two-game series at 2-2 on aggregate,  to force what proved to be thirty scoreless overtime minutes, Conor Casey, Macoumba Kandji, Jeff Larentowicz, Claudio Lopez, and Jamie Smith all converted their penalty kicks in the shootout, while Bryan Carroll's kick sailed over the crossbar, as the Colorado Rapids took the shootout 5-4 and advanced to the single-game Eastern Conference final against the San Jose Earthquakes, which will be played next Saturday at Commerce City, Colorado.  The Crew's defeat, coupled with San Jose's earlier elimination of New York, means that there are no actual Eastern Conference clubs left in the Major League Soccer playoffs.

At Sandy, Utah:

Dax McCarty's goal at 17 minutes proved to be enough as FC Dallas gained a 1-1 road draw in game two of their Western Conference semifinal series to win the two-game set with defending champions Real Salt Lake 3-2 on aggregate. The Hoops will play the winner of the Los Angeles Galaxy-Seattle Sounders series in next weekend's Western Conference final. 

Parakeets Still Perfect At Home

At Barcelona:

Javi Marquez scored the only goal of the match in the first minute as Espanyol maintained their perfect home record in the Spanish Premiera Division campaign to date with a 1-0 home win over struggling Malaga on Saturday. 

Bayern Settle For Road Draw With Bundesliga Cellar Dwellers

At Monchengladbach, Germany:

Bayern Munich played hosts Borussia Monchengladbach to a 3-3 draw in Saturday action in the German Bundesliga.  Mario Gomez (11'), Bastian Schweinsteiger (40'), and Philipp Lamm (84') each scored a goal for Bayern, while Patrick Herrmann (5'), Marco Reus (56'), and Igor De Camargo (60') each tallied once for The Foals. 

Two Hat Tricks Help Bhoys Annihilate Dons

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Anthony Stokes (26', 45', 74') and Gary Hooper (28', 33', 63') each delivered a hat trick as Celtic destroyed visiting Aberdeen 9-0 in Saturday Scottish Premier League action. 

Forest and Hornets Draw

At Watford, England:

Lewis McGugan's equalizer at 20 minutes enabled Nottingham Forest to gain a 1-1 road draw with Watford in Saturday English League Championship action.  Jordon Mutch scored early (3') for the Hornets. 

FA Cup: Home Wins For Southampton and Accrington Stanley; Replay For AFC Wimbledon

Here are results from the opening round proper of England's FA Cup as played on Saturday featuring clubs followed on this blog:

At  Accrington:

Ray Putterill's double (8', 52') enabled Accrington Stanley to hold off visiting Oldham Athletic from League One 3-2.

At Southampton:

David Connolly (90') and Adam Lallana (90') each scored at the death as Southampton blanked visiting Shrewsbury Town (League Two) 2-0.

At Kingston upon Thames:

AFC Wimbledon were held to a 0-0 home stalemate by Ebbsfleet United (Conference South---sixth level of English soccer).  The two will have a replay on The Fleet's home pitch at Kent on a date to be determined. 

J. S. Park Double Sinks Gritty Wolves

At Manchester, England:

Park Ji-Sung scored a goal near the end of each half (45', 90') to secure a 2-1 home win for Manchester United over Wolverhampton in Saturday English Premier League action.